Mabou2
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Hi All,
I had a shoot in 2017 for a well-known internationally sold brand. 39 products, and when they requested a cost estimate, they asked for a buyout for each image. After I gave them the estimate for the shoot and included the buyout (for a good deal) of only $600 per image on top of the cost of the shoot, they replied that they didn't want to spend that much money and told me the images will only be used for web and print ads, they won't be using the images for product packaging, and since the images I am shooting are just supplementary to the original "hero" images that were already shot by another photographer, they wanted to save cash. So I created a second estimate based on hours for a much lower price ($23,000 less).
Well, it turns out they not only used the images on ALL of 39 of their product packaging in the US, they continue to use those images to this day on their packaging both domestically and internationally.
Unfortunately, since I thought this was a one-off shoot for just a couple days work, I didn't create an iron clad contract. The only "paper trail" I have at this point is the original cost estimate with the Buyout cost specified, as well as the second cost estimate days later for just the cost of the shoot.
No need to spam your replies with what an idiot I was for being so lax in the business side of things, I learned that lesson the hard way.
The question I have is, do you think I might have any sort of recourse at this point?
I had a shoot in 2017 for a well-known internationally sold brand. 39 products, and when they requested a cost estimate, they asked for a buyout for each image. After I gave them the estimate for the shoot and included the buyout (for a good deal) of only $600 per image on top of the cost of the shoot, they replied that they didn't want to spend that much money and told me the images will only be used for web and print ads, they won't be using the images for product packaging, and since the images I am shooting are just supplementary to the original "hero" images that were already shot by another photographer, they wanted to save cash. So I created a second estimate based on hours for a much lower price ($23,000 less).
Well, it turns out they not only used the images on ALL of 39 of their product packaging in the US, they continue to use those images to this day on their packaging both domestically and internationally.
Unfortunately, since I thought this was a one-off shoot for just a couple days work, I didn't create an iron clad contract. The only "paper trail" I have at this point is the original cost estimate with the Buyout cost specified, as well as the second cost estimate days later for just the cost of the shoot.
No need to spam your replies with what an idiot I was for being so lax in the business side of things, I learned that lesson the hard way.
The question I have is, do you think I might have any sort of recourse at this point?